Diego Moya (talk | contribs) Adding/improving reference(s) |
Diego Moya (talk | contribs) m Adding/improving reference(s) Tag: Visual edit |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Telegraphing''', in the creation or performance of creative works, is conveying information to the audience through acting or nonverbal clues, providing a clear hint of the meaning or outcome of a dramatic action.<ref name="language">[http://books.google.es/books?id=ofbGhtZyiHwC&lpg=PA273&dq=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot&hl=en&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot%20-wikipedia&f=false The language of theatre] by Martin Harrison</ref> Telegraphing may undercut suspense by advance disclosure or extreme hinting of an element in a composition, narrative plot, or recitation. A familiar example is [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up comic]] and comedy films "telegraphing" the [[punch line]] of a [[joke]],<ref>[http://books.google.es/books?id=qnjZXuE0kqUC&lpg=PA194&dq=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot%20-wikipedia&hl=en&pg=PA194#v=onepage&q=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot&f=false Hollywood Gold: Films of the Forties and Fifties] by John Howard Reid</ref>, i.e. making its outcome obvious before it happens. This meaning for the term was coined shortly after the invention of the [[telegraph]].<ref name="language"/> |
'''Telegraphing''', in the creation or performance of creative works, is conveying information to the audience through acting or nonverbal clues, providing a clear hint of the meaning or outcome of a dramatic action.<ref name="language">[http://books.google.es/books?id=ofbGhtZyiHwC&lpg=PA273&dq=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot&hl=en&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot%20-wikipedia&f=false The language of theatre] by Martin Harrison</ref> Telegraphing may undercut suspense by advance disclosure or extreme hinting of an element in a composition, narrative plot, or recitation. A familiar example is [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up comic]] and comedy films "telegraphing" the [[punch line]] of a [[joke]],<ref>[http://books.google.es/books?id=qnjZXuE0kqUC&lpg=PA194&dq=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot%20-wikipedia&hl=en&pg=PA194#v=onepage&q=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot&f=false Hollywood Gold: Films of the Forties and Fifties] by John Howard Reid</ref>, i.e. making its outcome obvious before it happens. This meaning for the term was coined shortly after the invention of the [[telegraph]].<ref name="language"/> |
||
In music and the visual arts, such techniques are respected as means of preparing the audience by "building up" to the foreseeable result, as musical [[overture]]s usually do. In literature telegraphing is generally seen as lessening the final effect by approaching it too gradually, and thus as a failure of literary technique. In [[role-playing game]]s such as [[live-action role playing]] it may refer to non-verbal communication with other players through gestures to convey the intentions of the player [[in-universe|outside the game]]. |
In music and the visual arts, such techniques are respected as means of preparing the audience by "building up" to the foreseeable result, as musical [[overture]]s usually do. In literature telegraphing is generally seen as lessening the final effect by approaching it too gradually, and thus as a failure of literary technique. In [[role-playing game]]s such as [[live-action role playing]] it may refer to non-verbal communication with other players through gestures to convey the intentions of the player [[in-universe|outside the game]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KBZKDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA185&dq=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot%20-wikipedia&hl=es&pg=PA185#v=onepage&q=%22Telegraphing%22%20plot%20-wikipedia&f=false|title=Shuffling the Deck: The Knutpunkt 2018 Printed Companion|last=Axner|first=Johannes|last2=Waern|first2=Annika|date=2018-01-30|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781387535026|language=en}}</ref> |
||
Telegraphing is often compared to [[foreshadowing]]<ref>[http://books.google.es/books?id=39mT9HXJiJEC&lpg=PA203&dq=%22Telegraphing%22%20foreshadowing%20-wikipedia&hl=en&pg=PA203#v=onepage&q&f=false Write right!: creative writing using storytelling techniques] by Kendall F. Haven</ref> as a way to reveal incoming plot and make the listener to form expectations.<ref>[http://books.google.es/books?id=Zbl0mEnMJBIC&lpg=PA127&dq=%22Telegraphing%22%20foreshadowing%20-wikipedia&hl=en&pg=PA127#v=onepage&q=%22Telegraphing%22%20foreshadowing%20-wikipedia&f=false Social intelligence: the new science of success] by Karl Albrecht</ref> |
Telegraphing is often compared to [[foreshadowing]]<ref>[http://books.google.es/books?id=39mT9HXJiJEC&lpg=PA203&dq=%22Telegraphing%22%20foreshadowing%20-wikipedia&hl=en&pg=PA203#v=onepage&q&f=false Write right!: creative writing using storytelling techniques] by Kendall F. Haven</ref> as a way to reveal incoming plot and make the listener to form expectations.<ref>[http://books.google.es/books?id=Zbl0mEnMJBIC&lpg=PA127&dq=%22Telegraphing%22%20foreshadowing%20-wikipedia&hl=en&pg=PA127#v=onepage&q=%22Telegraphing%22%20foreshadowing%20-wikipedia&f=false Social intelligence: the new science of success] by Karl Albrecht</ref> |
Revision as of 17:45, 17 December 2018
Telegraphing, in the creation or performance of creative works, is conveying information to the audience through acting or nonverbal clues, providing a clear hint of the meaning or outcome of a dramatic action.[1] Telegraphing may undercut suspense by advance disclosure or extreme hinting of an element in a composition, narrative plot, or recitation. A familiar example is stand-up comic and comedy films "telegraphing" the punch line of a joke,[2], i.e. making its outcome obvious before it happens. This meaning for the term was coined shortly after the invention of the telegraph.[1]
In music and the visual arts, such techniques are respected as means of preparing the audience by "building up" to the foreseeable result, as musical overtures usually do. In literature telegraphing is generally seen as lessening the final effect by approaching it too gradually, and thus as a failure of literary technique. In role-playing games such as live-action role playing it may refer to non-verbal communication with other players through gestures to convey the intentions of the player outside the game.[3]
Telegraphing is often compared to foreshadowing[4] as a way to reveal incoming plot and make the listener to form expectations.[5]
While foreshadowing not necessarily reveals that the introduced element will play a role later, telegraphing conveys information to spectators about how the plot will develop.[6] Contrast it with red herring, where the plot element revealed in advance is intended to be misleading.
Information used too often to telegraph information about characters can be overused and become clichés,[7] such as a dumb police officer eating doughnuts, an absent-minded professor, or a beautiful librarian concealed by unnatracive personal grooming.
See also
References
- ^ a b The language of theatre by Martin Harrison
- ^ Hollywood Gold: Films of the Forties and Fifties by John Howard Reid
- ^ Axner, Johannes; Waern, Annika (2018-01-30). Shuffling the Deck: The Knutpunkt 2018 Printed Companion. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781387535026.
- ^ Write right!: creative writing using storytelling techniques by Kendall F. Haven
- ^ Social intelligence: the new science of success by Karl Albrecht
- ^ The Leader's Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative by Stephen Denning
- ^ Ephron, Hallie (2010-12-16). The Everything Guide to Writing Your First Novel: All the Tools You Need to Write and Sell Your First Novel. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781440509575.